I was recovering from the dentist, so last night I saw this hilarious documentary called The Yes Men about these guys who go around to conferences and give television interviews impersonating members of the World Trade Organization, representing the WTO’s agenda in the worst possible light. They give long speeches, complete with PowerPoint presentations, proposing all sorts of ridiculous and horrifying solutions to world problems (such as feeding the Third World with burgers made from recycled human waste, or suggesting that slavery should have been allowed to run it’s natural course), and the amazing thing is that they get away with it. No one throws them out or even questions their credentials, except for when they speak before a college class.
I found it totally hilarious, and I was wincing with discomfort watching them pull off these stunts. I love troublemakers like these guys. Great stuff.
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